Draining utensil.



P. B. KOEHNER.

DRAINING UTENSIL.

APPLICATION FILI-:D MAR. I7. IsIl.

1,281,026. Patented 00u48, 1918.

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PAUL B. KOERNER, OF KANSAS CITY, KANSAS.

DRAIN IN G- UTEN SIL.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 8, 1918.

Application filed March 17, 1917. Serial No. 155,584.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, PAUL B. KOERNER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Kansas City, in the county of Wyandotte and State of Kansas, tain new and useful Improvement in Draining Utensils, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in draining utensils.

The object of my invention is to provide a removable draining utensil which is adapted to be mounted upon the upper edge of a vessel, such as a pot or kettle, and upon which the articles to be drained, such as doughnuts, may be supported and permit ted to drip, the drippings being deposited in the vessel which supports the draining utensil.

My invention provides further a removable draining utensil of the kind described, which is simple in construction, cheap to manufacture, durable, tary and efficient in operation.

My invention provides further novel means for holding the device which carries the articles to be drained from sliding on the draining utensil.

My invention provides still further means for straining the grease as it passes from the drained articles into the vessel which supports the draining utensil.

The novel features of my invention are hereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings which illustrate the preferred embodiment of my invention,

Figure 1 is a top view of my improved draining utensil, mounted upon a pot.

Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view on the line 2 -2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is an under view of my improved draining utensil.

Similar reference characters designate similar parts in the different views.

1 designates a ring which is adapted to embrace the outer side, preferably, of a pot or kettle 2. The ring 1 is provided at its upper edge with an upwardly and outwardly inclined flange 3, the lower edge of which forms an annular projection l which is adapted to rest upon the upper edge of the pot or kettle 2.

Secured to and inclining upwardly from the ring 1 is a drip member composed preferably of the following described parts. A

have invented a cereasy to clean, sani-- U-shaped bar 5 has its ends rigidly secured in some suitable manner, as by bolts (i to the flange 3. The bar 5 inclines upwardly from the ring 1 and has mounted upon it a plate 7, preferably of channel form, the lower edge of which extends over the flange 3 and is adapted to discharge into the vessel 2. The plate 7 preferably has its edges folded around the bar 5.

An inclined brace comprising a bar 8 has one end secured to the transverse portion of the U-shaped bar 5, the brace extending under the plate 7 t0 the under side of the iiange 3, against which the lower end of the brace bar S bears. The lower end of the brace bar 3 is preferably provided with two oppositely extending curved arms 9 which bear against the under side of the ange 3 and hold the bar 8 from twisting. If desired, cleats lO may be secured to the under side of the plate 7 and bear against the "under side of the flange 3. For further bracing the parts, a cleat 11 may be secured to the under side of the plate 7 and embrace the bar 8 adjacent to the lower end thereof.

A transverse screen 12 preferably extends across and is secured to the upper side of the plate 7 adjacent to the flange 3.

In the operation of my invention, the ring 1 is mounted upon the upper edge of the vessel 2 which is to receive the drippings.

The articles to be drained may be mounted upon the usual screen ladle comprising ordinarily a horizontal ring 13 across which is extended and secured thereto a screen wire 14. Two U-shaped handles 15 have their lower ends secured to the ring 13 at diametrically opposite points. The doughnuts or other articles to be drained are mounted on a screen wire 14 and the ladle is placed upon the upper side of the plate 7 above the screen 12, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2.

The lard or grease drips from the ladle on to the plate 7 and passes downwardly upon said plate through the screen 12 and into the vessel 2. The screenings, such as crumbs, will be held by the screen 12 from passing into the vessel 2.

Suitable means may be employed for holding the screen ladle from slipping downwardly on the drip member. For effecting this I have shown a hook 16 pivoted by a rivet 17 to the plate 7 adjacent to the upper end thereof. The hook 16 is arranged to releasably engage one of the arms of the uppermost handle 15 of the screen ladle, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2.

The ring 1, if desired, may be an integral part of the kettle 2, insteadof being a separate ring. In such case, the drip member may be detached for cleaning by removing the bolts 6. The ring 1, as is shown in Fig. 2, closely fits the vessel 2, so that the ring can not tilt on the vessel from the Weight of the drip members and the articles carried thereby.

I do not limit my invention to the struc* ture shown and described, as many modiications, Within the scope of the appended claims, may be made Without departing from the spirit of my invention.

What I claim is 1. A draining utensil comprising a ring adapted to encircle and to be supported by the upper edge of a pot or kettle, and a drip member adapted to support and hold articles to be drained and secured to and adapted to discharge through the ring into the pot or kettle.

2. A draining utensil comprising a ring adapted to encircle and to be supported by the upper edge of a pot or kettle, a dripv member adapted to support and hold articles to be drained and secured to and adapted to discharge through kthe ring into the pot or kettle, and a screen extending transversely across the upper side of said drip member adjacent to said ring.

3. A draining utensil comprising a ring adapted to encircle and to be supported by 3 the upper edge of a pot or kettle, a drip member adapted to support and hold Varticles to be drained and secured to and adapted to discharge through the ring into the pot or kettle, and a hook attached to the drip 4 member and adapted to engage and hold a device mounted on said drip member carrying articles to be drained.

4L. A draining utensil comprising a ring adapted to encircle and to be supported by 4 the upper edge of a pot or kettle, a drip member adapted to support and hold articles to be drained and secured to and adapted to discharge through the ring into the pot or kettle, across the upper side of said drip member adjacent to said ring, the drip member inclining toward the ring, and a hook attached to the drip member above said screen and adapted to engage and hold from sliding a device mounted on said drip member carrying articles to be drained.

In testimony whereof I have -signed my name to this specification.

PAUL B. KOERNER.

Copies of this patent may be obtainedl for ve cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents. Washington, D. G.

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